Fm9 Guitar Chord - F Minor Ninth chord charts

F m9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Welcome to our tutorial on the F m9 chord, a member of the Minor Chords family. This chord is a beautiful blend of notes and intervals that create a rich, complex sound. The F m9 chord is composed of the notes F, Ab, C, Eb, and G and the intervals that build this chord are 1 (Root), b3 (Minor Third), 5 (Perfect Fifth), b7 (Minor Seventh), and 9 (Major Ninth).

Understanding the intervals that make up this chord is crucial to mastering its structure and sound. For a deeper dive into intervals and how they build chords, check out our comprehensive tutorial on building chords by stacking intervals.

Our tutorial will guide you through playing the F m9 chord with detailed chord diagrams and fretboard patterns. These visual aids will show you where each note is located on the fretboard and how they come together to form the chord. If you're interested in learning more about how to read these diagrams and understand chord notation, our tutorial on chord notation is a great resource.

As you progress in your guitar journey, mastering more complex chords like the F m9 will become increasingly important. This chord is often used in jazz and other advanced music styles. For further study on chords beyond the beginner level, check out our tutorial on intermediate guitar chords. And for those interested in jazz chord progressions that often use chords like the F m9, our tutorial on jazz chord progressions is a must-read.

Whether you're a beginner looking to expand your chord vocabulary or an advanced player seeking to deepen your understanding of music theory, mastering the F m9 chord is a rewarding endeavor. Happy playing!

F m9 chord Notes:

FAbCEbG

Formula of the Minor Ninth chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

How To Play The Fm9 chord on guitar

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You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.

Position 1
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F m9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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F m9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
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F m9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m9 | D m9 | E m9 | F m9 | G m9 | A m9 | B m9 | C#m9 | D#m9 | F#m9 | G#m9 | A#m9 | Abm9 | Bbm9 | Dbm9 | Ebm9 | Gbm9

Fretboard map of F m9 chord tones

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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9
b3
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b7
1
9
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b7
1
9
b3
5
b7
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9
b3
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b7
1
9
b3
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b7
1
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b3
5
b7
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b3
5
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9
b3
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b7
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